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To  the  Bill  oflPered  by  Mv.  J.  M.  Smith,  to  amend  the  Act  to  Organize  Forces 
to  Servo  During  the  War. 
[By  Mr.  McCat.mm.] 

1  Skctjon  1.      Thr    ('(wgrrsa  of  the   Vonfederatr   Stales   of  Amirira  do 

2  Chart,  'J'hat   from   and   after  the  passage  of  this  Act,  all   white  men,  rc?i- 

0  dents  of  the  Confederate  States,  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  fifty  years, 
4     shall  be  in  tlie  military  service  of  the  Confederate  States  for  the  war. 

1  Sec.  '1.     Tiiat  all  persons  aforesaid   between  the  ages  of  seventeen  and 

2  eighteen  shall  be  placed  in  service  in  the  field  witli  tiioso   between  the  aces 
.'1     of  eighteen  and  forty-five,  and  shall  have  thirty  days  to  choose  the  arm  of 

4  service  and  the  organizations  they  may  prefer  to  enter  :  Prodded,  That 

5  they  shall  be  required  to  enter  organizations  from   the  States  in  which  they 

6  respectively  re>ide. 

1  Skp.  3.     Tliat  all   persons  between   the  ages  of  forty-five  and  fifty  shall 

2  constitute  the  first  class  reserves  for  State  defence  and  detail  duty,  as  pro- 

3  vided  by  existing  laws,  but  may  be  required   to  perform  service  out  of  the 

4  State  in  which  they  reside. 

1  Sec.  4.     'iliat  all  persons  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  seventeen,  and 

2  forty-five  and  lifty-fivc,  shall  enroll   themselves  and  be  organized  into  com- 

3  panics,  battalions  and  regiments,  as  re(|uired  by  the  5th  and  6th  sections  of 

4  an  Act  entithd  *' An  Act  to  Organize    Forces  to  Serve  J)uringthe  War," 


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r»  upproved  February  17,  18G4,and  shall  be  entitled  fn  nil  the  privileges  of 

6  said    Act,  and   when  organized,  shall   cou.stitute   the   ^ijcoud   class  reserve 

7  forces  for  State  defence  and  detail  duty  ;  but  they  shall  not  be  called  itito 

5  active  service,  except  in  cases  ol'  great  emergencies ;  noi'  shall  they  bo  ro- 
9  (|uired  to  serve  out  uf  the  States  in  wliieh  they  reside,  uor  longer  under 

10  any  one  call,  or   at   anyone  time,  than    >ixty   dnys  :   r,ui!,l>il^  That  not 

11  more  than  onclialf  oi'  said  second    class  reserves  sli.ill  !>'•  in  actual  serrico 

12  at  the  same  time. 

]  Skc.  .).     'I'roops  oJ"  the  second  class  reserves  shall  have   the  privilege  of 

-  serving  iu  mounted  infantry  upon   their  furnisliing  their  own   horses  and 

•'  e'|uipments — their  horses  and  ci|uipmeuts  being  valued   as  under  existing 

4  laws,  jiiid  if  lost   in   the  service,  to   bo  paid  for  as  those  of  other  mounted 

•  •  men  or  cavalry. 

1  Sep.  r»       It  ^ll;lll  be  the  duty  of  the  second  class  reserves,  after  their  or- 

■i  gauization,  to   meet  by  compaJiies,  at  stated  times  and  places,  not  oftcncr 

3  than  once  a  month,  to  be  designated  by  their  officers,  to  drill  under  the  su- 

4  peri/itctidencc  of  persons  familiar  with  tactics.     'I'hey  shall   not  be  put  in 
T)  actual  service,  until  specially  re(|iiircd  by  the    President,  and  then  he  shall 

6  designate   the   number  of  companies,  battjilions  and   regiments  from   any 
/  given  State,  and  the  service  upon  which  they  are  to  enter. 

1  Skc.  7.     That  from   and   after  the   pa.ssage  of  this  .\ct,  no  white  man, 

2  resident  of  the  Confederate   States,  between   the  ages  of  seveuteeu  and 
'6  thirty,  shall  be  exempt  I'roni  inilitary  service,  by  reason  of  any  occupation, 

4  trade,  calling  or  profession,  except  as  provided  by  the  second  paragraph  of 

5  Hection  10th  of  an   Act  entitled  "An   Act  to  Organize  Forces  io  Serve 


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6  During  the  War,"  approved  February  17,  iJ^Gt:  ProvuJrfJ^  That  no  pcr- 

7  son  shall  be  exempted  by  reason  of  beins;  an  officer  of  State  militia  :   }\o- 

8  vidcd  furfJitr,  That  notliini:-  in  thh  Act  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent 

0  the  President  from   detailing  artizans,  mechanics,  or  persons  of  scientific 
10  skill,  or  other  persons  of  skill  and  experience,  to  peform  indispensable  du- 

•  11  ties  in  the  departments  or  bureaux,  or  otherwise,  when  the  exigencies  of 

12  the  government  or  the   army  may  require  thorn  :   ProriJ' J,  That  persons 

lo  of  the  requisite  qualifications  and  skill  over  the  au'c  (if  thirty  yo.irs  cannot 

14  be  procured  to  perform  the  duties  re([uirod. 

1  Sec.  8.     That  all  persons  who,  by  existing  laws,  are  exempted  by  reason 

2  of  any  occupation,   trade,  calling  or  profos,si<m,  sliall   be  enrolled  in  the 

3  second  class  rr^-M-ves.  and  be  subject   to  all  duties  of  said  class,  except  as 

0  hereinaRer  provided. 

1  Sec.  0,     That  the  President   be,  and   he   is  hereby  authorized  to  grant 

2  details,  under  general  rules  and  regulations  to  be  issued  by  the  War  De- 

3  partmeut,   of  persons  between   the   ages  of  thirty  and  fifty-fiv»'  years,  for 

4  agricultural  or  mechanical  purposes,  in  all  cases  when,  in  his  judgment,  the 

5  interests   of  the   government  or  the  necessities  of  the  country  demand 

6  them  :  J^rorlddl,  That  no  person  between  the  ages  of  tjiirty  and  fifty-five, 

7  able  to  perform  military  duty,  detailed  as  aforesaid,  shall   be  exempt  from 

8  service  in  the  second  class  reserves,  except  bonded  agriculturists. 

1  Sec.  10.     That  all  laws  now  in    force  exempting  persons  from  military 

2  service  on  account  of  religious  scruples  or  opinions,  be  and    the  .■same  are 
!>  hereby  repealed. 
I  Sec.  11.     'I'hat  all    mid.shipmen,  over  the   age   of  sixteen  years,  be  or- 


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1  ganized  into  a  company,  or  companies,  and  required  to  perform  military 

n  service,  but  shall  not  be  put  into  actn:il   .-crviee  until  .specially  required  by 

4  the  President,  or  ( J cm-ral- in-Chief,  or  il.^    U^aoral  commanding  the  dcpart- 

;')  mcnt  in  which  they  m:iy  be  >ituated. 

1  SEr.  Vl.     That  all  State  cadet.s  or  s   idents  in  military  schools,  over  the 

2  a"e  of  sixteen  years,  be  organized  into  eompaiiies,  and  required  to  perform 

3  military  sorvice  whenever  tlic   President,  (.iencral-iu-(Jhief,  or  the  General 

4  cojiniKinding  the  l)epartmcnl  in  whioh  they  may  be  situated,  may  require 

5  their  service?. 

1  Sh.t  .  ]:;.     That  all  law,-  uuw  iu  iwiio  authorizing  the  Secretary  of  War  to 

2  "rant  exemptions  to  persons  liable  to  military  service  to  attend  military 

3  schools,  or  other  institutions  of  leaniiug,  be  and   the  same  arc  hereby  re- 

4  pealed. 

1  Sec.  14.     That  all  hnvs  now  in   I'orce   in   conflict   with   the   provisions  of 

2  this  Act,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 


